be put off

基本解释

Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till “some other time”.
多花些时间陪陪你的家人，因为这些事情不能被推迟到“改天”。
But if the rebellion fails to die down, Mr Sarkozy will be in a tight corner—and his plan to reshuffle the government after pension reform is done will have to be put off even longer.
但是如果动乱没能停止，萨科奇先生将陷入困境——他想在退休改革计划通过后重新整改政府的计划也将被推迟更久。
My goals are broken down into monthly, weekly, right down to the daily task lists, and the list is a call to action that I must accomplish this by the specified date, else my goals will be put off.
我的目标就被分解成每月的、每周的、直到每日的任务清单，清单是我行动的一个个召唤：提醒我必须在特定的日期内完成任务，否则我的目标就会被推迟。

They're start off by frying potatoes, then put the remaining oil into this system to be converted into useable energy.
Don't be put off by the name.
不要被名字吓到了。
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Should the Gulf be put off limits, that shortfall has to be made up from somewhere.
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It was revived in 1939, only to be put off once again, for the same reason.
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